F5 (FFIV) 26 Oct 202020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon and welcome to the F5 Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2020 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Also, today's conference is being recorded. If anyone has any objections, please disconnect at this time. call Ms. the turn now over to I'll Suzanne DuLong. you begin. may Ma'am,

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